The newly revised Declaration of Geneva, released in October, contains wording tweaks throughout but also entirely new clauses focused on patient autonomy and physician health.

Kirk N. Garratt, M.Sc, M.D, has been appointed medical director of Christiana Care Health System’s Center for Heart & Vascular Health. Dr. Garratt succeeds Tim Gardner, M.D., who retired after 12 years of dedication to Christiana Care and the Delaware community.

Despite the fact that heart disease is the leading killer of both men and women in high-income countries, female patients aren’t receiving the same level of care, testing or treatment as men suffering cardiovascular disease, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported this week.

Fewer than one in six American patients undergoes cardiac rehabilitation after MI, PCI or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and participation varies widely by state and region, a new study in Circulation found.

Brent Shafer, previously CEO of Phillips North America, will became CEO and chairman of Cerner effective Feb. 1, the company announced. He will replace co-founder Cliff Illig, who began serving as interim CEO after former executive and co-founder Neal Patterson died in July 2017.

Jupiter, Fla. — January 8, 2018 — Excel Medical launches the first FDA-cleared patient surveillance system. The WAVE Clinical Platform is the first of its kind cleared for marketing.

Just one year of experience for a new physician can reduce patient mortality in hospitals, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Nursing is still a female-dominated profession but the gap is slowly shrinking, The New York Times points out.